Gov Sani, however, emphasized that all the schoolchildren abducted by the terrorists were rescued by the military
By Kehinde Okeowo
Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani has confirmed that a teacher, who was kidnapped alongside the Kuriga schoolchildren in Chikun Local Area of Kaduna State, died while in captivity.
He made this known during an interview
on Channels Television’s programme ‘Sunday Politics’.
According to Gov Sani, all the schoolchildren abducted by the terrorists were rescued by the military, in collaboration with local authorities from neighbouring Zamfara State.
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The former senator further said he was saddened by the demise of the teacher, who could not make it alive following health complications.
Speaking during the chat, Gov Sani said: “it’s only one person that has not returned, and that is the teacher.
“That is the fact of the matter, but all of the 137 children are safely back.”
Meanwhile, popular Nigerian journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has knocked claims by Governor Uba Sani and the Nigerian military that the abducted Kaduna pupils were rescued.
According to him, the Nigerian government must have paid through the nose to secure the release of the students who were kidnapped on March 7 by suspected bandits in Kaduna.
He made this known via a post on his X handle on Sunday, claiming no lobbying, persuasion, flattery, charm or conning will convince the ruthlessly avaricious bandits to release hostages without payment of ransom.
He tweeted: “The reality is that no lobbying, persuasion, flattery, charm or conning will convince the ruthlessly avaricious bandits to release hostages without payment of ransom.
“From President Tinubu to Governor Uba Sani’s choice of words after the ‘rescue’ of the Kuriga schoolchildren, you know the government paid through the nose to simply rescue its image, held hostage by the worsening insecurity.”